Democrats plot coup to ‘save democracy,’ but what happens if they fail?
The Democrats seeking to remove President Joe Biden from the 2024 White House race promise that this is not a coup attempt by elites to thwart the will of their party’s primary voters, but boy, it sure looks like one. It
How a single failure can take down a fragile web of global commerce
A software failure in the web that makes up the global supply chain threatens to disrupt daily commerce for an indefinite period, showing how widespread reliance on the same system can create a worldwide crisis when that system goes down. It
Republicans divided on Russia’s security threat as Vance joins Trump presidential ticket
There is an increasing sense of division in the Republican Party when it comes to the U.S. posture abroad, particularly when it comes to countering Russia, as Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, joins Donald Trump as his running mate in the
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has passed away after battle with pancreatic cancer
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, her office announced Friday night. ‘Today, with deep grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we
Meet CrowdStrike, the company at the heart of the global tech outage
A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a cascading effect among global IT systems Friday, with industries ranging from banking to airlines facing outages. Banks and health care providers saw their services disrupted and television broadcasters
JD Vance, others say Biden should resign presidency if he drops out of the race
Newly minted Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance wrote in an X post Friday that if Democrats believe President Biden doesn’t have the mental acuity to continue to run for re-election, it would be difficult to argue he should remain
Ohio Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown urges Biden to end campaign
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, joined Democrats calling on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 race on Friday evening. ‘At this critical time, our full attention must return to these important issues. I think the President should end his campaign,’
With corners of the media industry in upheaval, Netflix makes clear it’s staying out of the fray
Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report contained no bombshells, and that’s just fine for the company and its investors. In recent weeks, Paramount Global has agreed to merge with Skydance Media. Warner Bros. Discovery is considering all options for its future and may lose broadcast rights to the NBA. While the media and entertainment landscape around
Campaign chairs say Biden is both ‘more committed than ever’ to presidential race and ‘asking for input’
President Biden’s top campaign advisors both weighed in on Friday to comment on widespread speculation surrounding the 2024 presidential race. The first clarification came from Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, who left no room for question during an interview with MSNBC’s
Netanyahu, Israel blast UN court decision over illegal settlements ruling: ‘Fundamentally wrong’
The United Nation’s top court has ruled Israel’s settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, and they must be removed immediately. ‘The State of Israel is under the obligation to bring an end to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian